Hospitalised after drinking sweetened drink

A free trade zone employee who had bought a bottle of sweetened drink from a shop adjacent to the Avariwatte bus stand on Friday, had taken ill and admitted to hospital.

The Public Health Inspectors who had sealed the rest of the bottles of drink and had also taken a sample of the particular drink for analysis.

Although representatives of the company that manufactured this particular drink, Country Style Foods (PVT) LTD had informed that they would be visiting the woman in hospital, so far none of them had visited her.

Country Style Foods (PVT) LTD Production Manager Lakshman was among those who had promised to visit the ill woman.